January 31st

Yay!

Dont'cha love hot chocolate?

We do!

Here's a bit of chocolate history.

Archeologists have found evidence of 

chocolate drinking in the Mayan

culture that dates back to 500 BC!

But, they feel that the consumption

of some kind of a cocoa drink

predates even that.

The actual drink wasn't anything

like we drink today.

They ground the seeds into a paste,

that was mixed with water, cornmeal

and chili peppers.

Then drank it for ceremonies.

And,

it wasn't brown like we are used to.

It was light tan because the

cocoa beans weren't roasted.

Sugar, and later on, milk,

 was introduced when the 

explorers brought some back to

Europe.

Now, to indulge my chocloate

cravings and break out

the old "Swiss Miss".

😋

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The cold weather killed

our coleus.

We tried to cover them but

they face north, so it didn't help.

The lavender doesn't look

completely dead.

Hope it comes back.

The leaves on the tomato

plants died, but the fruit didn't.

That's good, but it probably

won't produce any more.

Thanks little plant,

you did a great job.

😔

Bell Pepper,

gone but not forgotten.

Cauliflower

Broccoli

Snacking on Cauliflower leaves.

Artichoke.

Survived the cold - so far.

👍

Snapdragon.

1 little bloom that the cold didn't affect.

Coleus and Begonia,

rooting.

The King Cake baby is standing guard!

Kalanchoe babies.

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No eggs today.

🥚

Hazel

Lucy

Nugget and Ethel

Live crickets!

🦗

They literally go crazy for them.

🐔

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I'm pretty sure that the

world changing invention

the year I was born

is the wheel!

or maybe

fire!

🔥

💚